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Posted 19th January 2010 Employment Tribunal Compensation
The maximum amount of compensation for an unfair dismissal claim where the effective date of termination is on or after Feb 1st 2010 will reduce to £63,500 from £66,200. The figures are linked to the Retail Price Index which has fallen.
Posted 19th January 2010 Sick Notes
It is proposed that GP’s “sick notes” will be replaced by “fit” notes within the next few months.
Posted 19th January 2010 Training
From April 2010 there will be a new statutory right for employees to request training. It will only be applicable to employees with over 26 weeks continuous employment and whose employer have more than 250 employees.
Posted 19th January 2010 Work & Snow
If an employee cannot get to work because of the snow can their employer reduce
their pay?
Yes – contact CPCAB for further details if required.
Posted 12th November 2009 Vehicle Scrappage Scheme
From 22md October 2009 the age qualifying conditions for the vehicle scrappage
scheme change:
For car owners the date by which vehicles must have been registered in the
UK changes to 28 February 2000.
For van owners the date by which vehicles must have been registered in the
UK is changed to 28 February 2002.
Posted 12th November 2009 Benefit Changes
From 2nd November 2009 the capital limit for pension credit will increase from £6,000 to £10,000. The lower capital limit for most older people claiming Housing benefit and council tax benefit will also increase from £6,000 to £10,000.
Posted 9th October 2009 Holidays and Sickness
The European Court of Justice has decided that workers who fall ill while on holiday or due to go on holiday can count the period as time off work through sickness instead of holiday.
Posted 9th October 2009 National Minimum Wage Increase
The 1/10/09 the adult rate of the NMW increased to £5.80. The other rates also increased. In addition, from 1/10/09 tips and service charges paid to a worker through the employer’s payroll do not count towards the NMWPosted 12th August 2009 Redundancy
The statutory limit on a week's pay for statutory redundancy pay will increase from £350 to £380 on 1 October 2009. This limit will remain in force until February 2011 and there will be no increase in the limit in February 2010 as would normally be the case. This increase also applies to the compensation for unfair dismissal and other claims, for example, failure to consult over collective redundancies.
Posted 23rd April 2009 Debt Relief Orders
Do you have assets worth less than £300 (you can own a car buy the value cannot exceed £1,000) Less than £15,000 of debt No more than £50 a month disposable income) If the answer is yes to all of the above then you may be eligible to apply for a Debt Relief Order. Contact the bureau for further information.
